Esther 2
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Esther 2:8-9

8So it came to pass, when the king’sH4428 commandmentH1697 and his decreeH1881 were heardH8085, and when manyH7227 maidensH5291 were gatheredH6908 at ShushanH7800 the palaceH1002, to the custodyH3027 of HegaiH1896, that EstherH635 was broughtH3947 also to the king’sH4428 houseH1004, to the custodyH3027 of HegaiH1896, keeperH8104 of the womenH802.

9And the maidenH5291 pleasedH3190H5869 him, and she obtainedH5375 kindnessH2617 from himH6440; and he speedilyH926 gaveH5414 her her things for purificationH8562, with such things as belongedH4490 to her, and sevenH7651 choiceH7200 maidensH5291, to be givenH5414 her, out of the king’sH4428 houseH1004: and he preferredH8138 her and her maidsH5291 to the bestH2896 place of the houseH1004 of the womenH802.12

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 2:9 such...: Heb. her portions ↩
  2. 2. Esther 2:9 preferred: Heb. changed ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain